Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,
AN INDIAN COMIC OPKRA-RUBNsTEINS NERO" 10
BE PRODUCED IN NEW YORK MONDAY NIGHT.

Az NEW xVkA 4ONOA4 NA0aAs
Miss Marguerite saxton has LEFT George c.
S MINIS company and is disengaged In New York
Joseph Haworth still nurses the idea that the
mantle OF the late John Mccullough really fell on
nus shoulders and wants to go starring next
season IN the legitimate. He is endeavortng to
AaaAe Tie necessary arrangements
- MISS Laura Moore "the miniature Patti, who
has many friends in this city, has left the Ma
uonal Opera company, it Is said, because she was
not given more important parts. The story goes
robe and saeo lazy quietly packesd up ner SS
erine abonr havtnyy the srf,nS IN
anger and tears with the heartless and unsppre-
clative management.
-"Big Pony, the Gentlemanly Savage" an
opera by A. c. Wheeler, music by 3. l. Darling, Is
TO be the next production at the Btou opera house.
New YORK. The work will be put on about April
1, WIN Nat Goodwin as the GenAensdnly Savage.
me rst act Of the opera Is laid in Mexico, the sec
chorus IL ca5 ana the third IN monastTy Tne
t MaeAlcans cowboys, monkeys and soldiers. The
three ladies represent Spanish danes who are
stoen Dy the Indians
The first number from verdis aOtello" to be
gwen In this country was the beautiful save
Maria winch DesdemOaa sings before retiring. 1t
WAS MAS neard at recent concert in Steinway Hall,
ne" YORK, Miss 1sadOre Martinez rendering 1t.
me National Opera company will present
Rubinssein's "Nero" at the Metropolitan opera
mouse on Monday night This is expected to be
1ne grandest thing, scenically, the National COM
pany nave attempted, $4,000 having been ex-
pended In staging and cOstuming 1t.
- Mr. Marcus Mayer denies that he Is going to
marry Miss Fortescue, and says: II wish her bet
Ter luck than that" This mOdesty is character
istic of Marcus
The most gratifying reports come from Vienna
regarding Won Suppe's new opera, "Bellmann."
me music is said to be even more delightful than
GnaI OF Fat1n1tza," aud altogether the work Is
great success. When Won Suppe began the opera
ne TOTO MS friends that it would either prove one
vi Inc oest things he had done or complete fall
Gillette's professor" brought out in London
recently under the title eThe Professors Wooing,"
was q failure and will be withdrawn.
Alberta Gallatin, the beautiful Virginia girl
VINO was seen here this season with Robson and
Crane, has completed Tor thinks she has) arrange
menus Tor starring tour next season.
The San Francisco critics are rather severe on
new play called "Renee," which Clara Morris
recently produced in that city, and incidentally
on MISS Morris herself for the unpardonably long
WAITS between the acts. The moral atmosphere
OF "Renee is said to be rather too Gallo, even for
the Dy no means prudtsh audiences which gather
In San Francisco
Geraldine Ulmer Is said to be getting stout.
O1 course she began the practice while in Eng
land and has not been able to break herself OF it
since returning to America.
- "Ruddygore" is said to be decided success in
Philadelphia, but in New York it is not drawing
full houses.
During the first hour of the sale Of Bernhardt
seats In New York Monday, over $40, 900 was taken
-Herndon Morsell has been singing the leading
role In McCaulrs production of Lorraine" at the
Star theater New York, this week. He took the
place OF Slgnor Perugtni, who was ILL
Mary Anderson will make her Temperance
on the English stage at Birmingham on April IL,
subsequently acting in other provincial cities. Her
y-lnpr will nnf hCp
autumn.
-Wallack at last announces for speedy produc-
ton Mr.. David d. Lyod's new comedy, 1.-The
Domfnies Daughter" which was to have been
brought out last season.
Mr.. j. Newton Gotthold is to star next season
In new play. In "a certain line OF parts Mr..
GotthOld has hardly superior on the American
stage, and If he has play worthy Of him he
should succeed as star.
Robert L. Downing will begin weeks en-
gagement at the Boston theater on Monday, ap-
pear1ng In 'SpartacuS"
1T is the practice Of certain INSCRIPTIONS the
atr1cal managers to write their own notices OF
their stars or plays and then credit them to New
York, Boston and other influential papers, paim-
expressions of opinion. The New York Times de.
nounceS two instances OF this species of petty
fraud perpetrated by the managers Of Lillian Oh
colt and a melOdrama called 'In His Power" It Is
to be feared that the practice is more general
among theatrical Spectators than would be sus-
pected.
Mrs. Langtry's recent Boston engagement was
fairly remunerstive but she did not by any means
draw the crowds which f1ocked to see her on her
first appearance when She was not nearly as good
an actress as she is now.
Manager Pat. Harris, OF the Bijou In this city,
and string Of other houses in Baltimore, Pitts
burg, Louisville, etc, has secured lease of the
Baltimore Academy Of Music, which he will run
as low priced house.